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Brooks Lee hit a two-run single off Jordan Hicks in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox after a 90-minute rain delay.
Simeon Woods Richardson 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (99 pitches, 58 strikes (58.6%) Home Runs: DaShawn Keirsey Jr. (2) Top 3 WPA: Brooks Lee (0.395), Mickey Gasper (0.241), DeShawn Kiersey Jr (0.211) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Minnesota Twins made their first move
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Red Sox reactions: Jordan Hicks blows late lead (after 90-minute ninth inning delay) in brutal loss
The Red Sox suffered an utterly brutal loss in Minnesota on Monday... and had to wait through a 90-minute ninth-inning rain delay to do so.
The Red Sox got some late-game heroics out of Roman Anthony on Monday night, but the Twins and Mother Nature spoiled the evening for Boston.
Cristopher Sanchez (9-2, 2.32 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 134 strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (2-8, 3.89 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 56 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -220, White Sox +180; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox start a three-game series at home against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.
The Red Sox might find themselves short on bullpen arms in Monday’s series opener against the Twins, in part because of a very turbulent flight to Minneapolis on Sunday night.